Environment and Health
The Moral Revolution America Needs
Poor people of all races are shifting the national conversation on poverty and race from “right vs. left” to “right vs. wrong.”
Pipeline Outrage is a Human Issue, Not a Political Issue
Pipeline Outrage is a Human Issue, Not a Political Issue
Raising the Flag on Ryan Zinke’s Corruption
The man charged with protecting our public lands is handing them over to fossil fuel companies.
A Farm Bill Lost in Never-Never Land
As financial stress rises, suicide hotlines are spreading across farm country. Four straight years of low income, rising debt, and now fights with major trading partners are taking their toll on farmers and rural communities. Worse, Congress seems to be pretending...
With Help, Things Can Get Better
About a month ago, my life changed practically overnight. I've had migraines nearly every day since 1995. There are all kinds of other quirks about my body too. I needed at least 10 hours of sleep, and I couldn't get up before noon. I was hungry all of the time. I had...
Life Comes at You Fast. Plan Ahead.
For some 45 years, it’s been my good fortune to team up with Susan DeMarco — my cohort, companion, and co-conspirator in all things progressive and fun. But life comes at you fast… often including an abrupt end to life. Sadly, after a blood clot had slammed into her...
If You Want to Kill Drug Dealers, Start with Big Pharma
At a recent rally in New Hampshire, Donald Trump called for the death penalty for drug traffickers as part of a plan to combat the opioid epidemic in the United States. At a Pennsylvania rally a few weeks earlier, he called for the same. Now his administration is...
The Mosquito Gap
How poverty, climate change, and bad policy put poor people at greater risk from pest-borne diseases.
Don’t Make the Border a Wasteland
Some Americans think of the U.S.-Mexico border as a wasteland. In fact, the mountains and deserts of our borderlands are teeming with wildlife. Here you'll find large cats like the jaguar, the subject of my research. Jaguar sightings have been reported in New Mexico...
To Believe In Science, You Have to Understand How It’s Done
I met a climate crisis denier today. It came out of nowhere. I was getting my camera repaired, and I was chatting with the repairman afterward. Just before I left, he dropped into our conversation that he didn't believe in manmade climate change. After all, the earth...
